MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
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Final
5—2
2024-12-29 · Amalie Arena
TBL
Tampa Bay Lightning
49-25-6 · W1 · L10: 5-4-1
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MTL dominated expected goals 3.8 to 2.3 · MTL controlled 57.1% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
3.81
ACTUAL
5 — 2
TBL xG
2.26
Scoring Timeline
0.08
MED xG
1P 12:07Even Strength
15
Alex Newhook(7)
C · MTL · #15
Mike Matheson (16), Patrik Laine (2)MTL 1 - 0 TBL
0.05
MED xG
2P 00:37Even Strength
38
Brandon Hagel(17)
L · TBL · #38
MTL 1 - 1 TBL
0.05
MED xG
2P 12:34Even Strength
28
Christian Dvorak(3)
C · MTL · #28
Kaiden Guhle (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)MTL 2 - 1 TBL
0.04
MED xG
2P 18:28Even Strength
71
Jake Evans(10)
C · MTL · #71
Joel Armia (11)MTL 3 - 1 TBL
0.79
HIGH xG
2P 18:54Even Strength
86
Nikita Kucherov(17)
R · TBL · #86
Brayden Point (20), Darren Raddysh (11)MTL 3 - 2 TBL
0.84
HIGH xG
3P 12:32Even Strength
40
Joel Armia(7)
R · MTL · #40
Emil Heineman (7)MTL 4 - 2 TBL
0.93
HIGH xG
3P 18:08Power Play
11
Brendan Gallagher(10)
R · MTL · #11
Josh Anderson (8), Alexandre Carrier (10)MTL 5 - 2 TBL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★2
31
Jonas Johansson
G · TBL · #31
32/36 saves, .888 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★3
40
Joel Armia
R · MTL · #40
1G, 1A, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
MTLTBL
37Shots23
3.81xGF2.26
57.1CF%42.9
53.1FO%46.9
0/2PP0/3
20Hits19
17Blocks13
4Giveaways6
6Takeaways8
6PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | TBL SOG | MTL xG | TBL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 10 | 0.71 | 0.56 |
| 2nd | 12 | 6 | 0.71 | 1.44 |
| 3rd | 12 | 5 | 2.39 | 0.26 |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 3.81 | 2.26 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 18:19
Arber Xhekajhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nikita Kucherov2P 00:50
Lane Hutsonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Conor Geekie2P 16:08
Erik Cernaktripping (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Caufield3P 07:12
Alex Newhookholding (2 min)
Drawn by Emil Lilleberg3P 14:41
Nikita Kucherovtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach